Inside Beto O’Rourke’s collapse – POLITICO

Dan Pfeiffer, the former Obama communications director, said in an op-ed for Crooked Media at the time that he had “never seen a Senate prospect– consisting of Obama in 2004– inspire the sort of interest that Beto did in his race.” And when O’Rourke announced his candidacy in March, spinning through crowds in southeastern Iowa, then driving east to New Hampshire, it appeared he might in the governmental race, also.

Beto O’Rourke speaks to volunteer Charlie Jordan as she attempts to keep back tears after O’Rourke revealed he was leaving of the

governmental race.

Former President Barack Obama was publicly drawing comparisons in between the former Texas congressman and himself, while former Obama aides were independently encouraging young operatives to move to O’Rourke’s home town, El Paso, to get in at an early stage the campaign. The media would quickly encamp on the walkways there.

A year back, in the aftermath of his near-miss Senate run, O’Rourke was already seen as a top-tier governmental competitor, improbably ballot 3rd, behind previous Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders.

In the first day of his project, he raised an incredible $6.1 million.

Competing prospects feared O’Rourke would overload them with his donor list, after raising more than $80 million in his near-miss Senate campaign against Ted Cruz.

Former President Barack Obama was openly drawing contrasts in between the previous Texas congressman and himself, while previous Obama aides were independently motivating young operatives to move to O’Rourke’s hometown, El Paso, to get in early on the campaign. While other prospects were assembling campaign staffs and volunteer armies in early nominating states, O’Rourke lacked the infrastructure required to organize his own supporters. 2 senior officials who had actually worked on O’Rourke’s Senate run and on Sanders’ 2016 governmental project, Becky Bond and Zack Malitz, suddenly left. By summertime, Jen O’Malley Dillon, O’Rourke’s highly-regarded project supervisor, had actually developed out his political and policy operation, hiring leading skill to El Paso. Beto O’Rourke hugs a fan after revealing he was dropping out of the governmental race.

Beto O’Rourke hugs an advocate after announcing he was leaving of the presidential race.

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